To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many A category fire risk areas there are in each fire brigade area in England and Wales.
The information which is available centrally and shown in the following table relates to the number of hectares within the area of each fire authority in England and Wales which that authority has reported as fire risk A.
| Fire authorities in England and Wales Areas categorised 'A' fire risk | |
| Fire authority | Hectares categorised 'A' fire risk |
| Avon | 975 |
| Cleveland | 7,222 |
| Derbyshire | 850 |
| Devon | 375 |
| Greater Manchester Fire and Civil Defence Authority | 1,300 |
| Hampshire | 741 |
| Humberside | 3,321 |
| Kent | 106 |
| Leicestershire | 225 |
| London Fire and Civil Defence Authority | 14,175 |
| Merseyside Fire and Civil Defence Authority | 3,259 |
| South Glamorgan | 125 |
| South Yorkshire Fire and Civil Defence Authority | 1,010 |
| Suffolk | 565 |
| Tyne and Wear Fire and Civil Defence Authority | 900 |
| West Midlands Fire and Civil Defence Authority | 4,525 |
| West Yorkshire Fire and Civil Defence Authority | 1,351 |
Source: figures provided by fire authorities September 1989.
The remaining fire authorities in England and Wales have reported no areas of category A fire risk. Areas of fire risk are categorised on the basis of the predominating risk within the area. Areas with fire risk categories other than A may contain individual premises which would otherwise be categorised A risk; isolated higher risks of this kind are generally categorised as special risks.